The doctor tells Lan Ge that he has a headache and that he can rest for a day. Lan Ge says that he hopes that the girl does not resent him. The doctor says that the dish of food that Lan Ge prepared yesterday was under the influence of an aphrodisiac, and that she did not do it. He says that his highness knew of the problem, so he did not have to eat it at first. He tells the doctor that the prince hates flatterers and that if Lan Ge is caught having an affair with the prince, he will be beaten and banished from the palace.